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Least Concern (LC)
Assessors: Aaron Bauer Werner Conradie Johan Marais
Contributors: Josh Weeber
Facilitators: Graham Alexander Krystal Tolley
Reviewers: John Measey Alex Rebelo Nicolas Telford

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

Fairly widespread and common with no major threats, hence is assessed as Least Concern.

Distribution

A South African endemic occurring along the West Coast of South Africa from near Suurfontein (Western Cape Province) in the south to Alexander Bay (Northern Cape), with subpopulations in the Clanwilliam area (Bates et al. 2014), with an extent of occurrence of more than 49,000 km2 . Records in the Calvinia and Niewoudtville area (Bates et al. 2014) are questionable and are no longer included in the distribution. There is a possibility that this species may also occur in Namibia.

Population trend

Trend

This species is inferred to be stable, given it is widespread and common.

Threats

There are no major threats to this species.

Uses and trade

Not known to be utilized or traded in any way.

Conservation

The range coincides with one protected area. No conservation actions are recommended.

References 

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 address = {Pretoria},
 author = {Bates, M.F., Branch, W.R., Bauer, A.M., Burger, M., Marais, J., Alexander, G.J. and de Villiers, M.S.},
 publisher = {Suricata 1. South African National Biodiversity Institute},
 title = {Atlas and Red List of the Reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland},
 year = {2014}
}
,@book{2817,
 address = {Cape Town},
 author = {Branch, W.R.},
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 year = {1998}
}
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 address = {Cape Town},
 author = {Branch, W.R.},
 publisher = {Struik Publishers},
 title = {Field Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Second Edition},
 year = {1998}
}
,@article{19954,
 author = {Heideman, N.J., Mulcahy, D.G., Sites, J.W., Hendricks, M.G. and Daniels, S.R. },
 journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution},
 pages = {823--833},
 title = {Cryptic diversity and morphological convergence in threatened species of fossorial skinks in the genus <i>Scelotes</i> (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Western Cape Coast of South Africa: Implications for species boundaries, digit reduction and conservation},
 volume = {61},
 year = {2011}
}
,]
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